The life and work of General Andrew J. Goodpaster : best practices in national security affairs

• Tác giả: C. Richard Nelson
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 9781442272286 (cloth : alk. paper)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 355.0092 355.0092 Military science
• Mô tả vật lý: xvi, 323 pages : , illustrations, maps ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 273639
• Chủ đề: 1. Cold War; 2. Generals--United States; 3. Group problem solving--United States; 4. National security--Decision making--United States; 5. National security--Decision making--20th century--United States

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index.

Tóm tắt

"This biography shows the importance of experienced soldier-scholars with high integrity on national security teams and provides the first systematic mining of the documents Goodpaster wrote on national security. Organized chronologically, it demonstrates how Goodpaster was able to adapt best practices to a constantly changing political, military, economic and technological environment. It also explains why he was so frequently selected as an insider in national security decision making. His life and work reveal how best to approach complex national security problems and the kind of collaborative leadership needed to get the job done. Still today, his method confirms General Scowcroft's view that Goodpaster is "too important to ignore."--Provided by publisher.